General Article Net migration to the UK reaches record high of half a million, ONS estimates show

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More EU nationals have left the UK than arrived in the past year, the first negative figure since 1991.

By Holly Bancroft

Net migration to the UK has reached a record high, with 504,000 more people arriving into the UK than departing in the past year, new ONS estimates show.

It is also the first time since 1991 that more EU nationals have left the UK than arrived. Net migration of EU nationals is minus 51,000 for the year up to June 2022, new estimates show.

Total immigration to the UK is at ...

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